Sectional band for springs



(No Model.)

' (-1-. B. SLOAN, Jr.

SBGTIONAL BAND POR SPRINGS.

Patented'May 28, 1895.

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Inventor. Muff/llh.,

Attorney.

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UNITED STATES Y GEORGE B. SLOAN, JR., OF OSWEGO, NEW YORK.

PATENT OEETCE.

S-ECTIONAL BAND FOR SPRINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 539,963, dated May 28. 1 895.

Application led March 23, 1895. Serial No. 542,934. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. SLOAN', .I r., of Oswego, in the county of Oswego, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sectional Bands for Springs, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to bandsr for leafsprings such as full or semi-elliptic springs, and the object is to provide a band which may be quickly and readily applied to or removed from a spring when the latter becomes broken, and is similar to the band shown and described in my application Serial No. 528,298.

My present invention consists in the combination of a band for leaf springs divided centrally into sections and plates on opposite or the divided sides of the band dove-tailed to the band to hold the sections together; and my invention consists in certain other combinations of parts hereinafter described and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specication, Figure l is a side elevation of a central portion of a semielliptic spring provided with a band embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same band, enlargedQremoved from the spring and taken on line y y of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a 'view of the inner side of one of the parts of the band, taken on line x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view or a View of one of the divided sides of the band with the locking-plate removed, and Fig. 5 shows a modified form of locking device embodying my in-y vention.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A indicates a spring, which, as shown in Fig. l, The band is adapted to hold together the leaves ofV any well known leaf-spring.

B indicates the band for holding the leaves 1 together. This band is divided into two parts or sections, b, b, each part being preferably the same in size and shape as the other part.

The band is divided centrally and on a vertical plane as shown in the drawings. When the parts, b, b, are placed together to form the rectangular band, as shown clearly in Figs. 1, 2, and 4. of the drawings, a wedge-shaped or tapered dove-tailed tongue is formed Von each of the divided slides of the band, by ribs, c, c.

In order to hold or lock the parts together, I provide rectangular plates, C, of the sanne size as these sides with corresponding dovetailed grooves, c', therein and place them so that the tongues lie within the grooves and firmly bind the parts together. In Fig. 5 the reverse is shown, that is, the plate, C is provided with the dove-tailed tongue and the parts, b, b, with the recess or dove-tailed groove.

For the purpose of preventing a relative movement of the band and spring, I provide the inner side of each part, b, with a central vertical rib, d, as shown in the drawings. These ribsare made very narrow or shallow as indicated so that the corresponding recesses in the sides of the spring (not shown) will not materially weaken the spring.

I show in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3, al'- though they are not always essential, projections, e, e, to enter cavities l in the opposite parts, as will be understood, and I also show a pin, d', indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the plate C, may be held against dis placement, but this also will not usually be necessary.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 3. A band for leaf-springs divided vertiv cally into two parts, ribs on said parts forming a wedge-shaped dove-tailed tongue on the divided sides of the band, and pla-tes with corresponding dove-tailed grooves therein to engage the said tongues, as and for the purpose described.

4. A band for leaf-sprin gs divided centrally into two parts, ribs on the said parts forming a dove-tailed tongue on the divided sides of the band, plates with dove-tailed grooves IOO ing a Wedge-shaped dove-tailed tongue on the divided sides of the band, plates with corre- 15 spending dove-tailed grooves therein to engagethe said tongues, and a central vertical rib on the inner side of each of the said parts,

as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto zo signed my name.

GEORGE BQ sLoAN, JR. [L sg Witnesses:

JOSEPH M. SToUGHToN, J. I-I. CARSON. 

